DOJ to withdraw subpoenas for New York Times reporters over Air Force 1 story
District Judge Arun Subramanian grilled federal prosecutors working for the Justice Department on why it had issued subpoenas before taking further investigative steps, and questioned whether he should issue sanctions over alleged perjury in an application to a judge to secure the subpoenas. The New York Times said earlier this month that several of its reporters received grand jury subpoenas on the same day it published reporting on President Trump's use of an old presidential aircraft to depart from the NATO summit in Turkey.
- ▪District Judge Arun Subramanian grilled federal prosecutors working for the Justice Department on why it had issued subpoenas before taking further investigative steps, and questioned whether he should issue sanctions over alleged perjury i
- ▪The New York Times said earlier this month that several of its reporters received grand jury subpoenas on the same day it published reporting on President Trump's use of an old presidential aircraft to depart from the NATO summit in Turkey.
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Politics DOJ to withdraw subpoenas for New York Times reporters in leak investigation over new Air Force 1 jet By Katrina Kaufman July 23, 2026 / 3:49 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The Justice Department told a judge it will withdraw its subpoenas for grand jury testimony and phone record records from New York Times reporters during a heated court hearing Thursday.U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian grilled federal prosecutors working for the Justice Department on why it had issued subpoenas before taking further investigative steps, and questioned whether he should issue sanctions over alleged perjury in an application to a judge to secure the subpoenas.
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